The present invention provides a method and a device for controlling electronic devices. The method includes the following steps. According to a triggering signal, a first control signal is generated for controlling a first electronic device to execute a first action. After that, based on whether the first electronic device executes the first action, a first feedback signal is generated. When the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device executes the first action, a second control signal is generated for controlling a second electronic device to execute a second action. Therefore, the method and the device of the present invention provide interaction and simultaneous control between the device and a plurality of electronic devices.
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1. A method for controlling electronic devices, comprising: generating a first control signal according to a triggering signal, and the first control signal for controlling a first electronic device to execute a first action; detecting whether the first electronic device executes the first action after generating the first control signal, and generating a first feedback signal accordingly; generating a second control signal when the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device executes the first action, and the second control signal for controlling a second electronic device to execute a second action; and wherein, based on another triggering signal, a third control signal is generated and the third control signal is for controlling the first electronic device to execute a third action, and when the first action has a conflict with the third action, a second alarm signal is generated and the second alarm signal is for alarming the existence of the first action.
A system controls electronic devices by generating a first control signal when triggered, which tells a first device to perform an action. The system then checks if the first device actually did it, creating a feedback signal. If the feedback says "yes," the system generates a second control signal, making a second device perform another action. If a second trigger occurs, the system sends a third control signal to the first device, telling it to do a different action. But, if the first action and the third action conflict, the system generates an alarm signal warning about the conflict.
2. The method for controlling electronic devices of claim 1 , wherein after generating the second control signal, whether the second electronic device executes the second action is detected and a second feedback signal is generated accordingly.
Building upon the system that controls electronic devices by generating a first control signal when triggered, which tells a first device to perform an action, then checks if the first device actually did it, creating a feedback signal, then if the feedback says "yes," generates a second control signal, making a second device perform another action, the system also checks if the second device actually executed its assigned action after the second control signal was sent. The system generates a second feedback signal to indicate whether the second action was completed.
3. The method for controlling electronic devices of claim 1 , wherein when the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device does not execute the first action, a first alarm signal is generated and the first alarm signal is for alarming that the first electronic device does not execute the first action.
In the system that controls electronic devices by generating a first control signal when triggered, which tells a first device to perform an action, then checks if the first device actually did it, creating a feedback signal, if the first device fails to execute the first action, the system generates an alarm to indicate this failure. This alarm alerts that the first device did not respond or complete the requested operation.
4. The method for controlling electronic devices of claim 3 , wherein when the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device does not execute the first action, the first control signal is generated again.
Extending the system that controls electronic devices by generating a first control signal when triggered, which tells a first device to perform an action, then checks if the first device actually did it, creating a feedback signal, and when the first device fails to execute the action, generates an alarm to indicate this failure, the system then attempts to resend the first control signal again to the first device. This retry mechanism happens automatically when the initial attempt fails to execute the desired action by the first electronic device.
5. A device for controlling electronic devices, comprising: a receiving module for receiving a triggering signal; a detecting module for detecting whether a first electronic device executes a first action, and generating a first feedback signal accordingly; a controlling module, based on the triggering signal, for generating a first control signal for controlling the first electronic device to execute the first action, and generating a second control signal for controlling a second electronic device to execute a second action when the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device executes the first action; wherein the detecting module determines whether the first electronic device executes the first action after the controlling module generates the first control signal; and an alarming module for generating a first alarm signal when the first feedback signal indicates that the first electronic device does not execute the first action, and the first alarm signal for alarming that the first electronic device does not execute the first action, and the controlling module generating the first control signal; wherein when the receiving module receives another triggering signal, the controlling module generates a third control signal based on the another triggering signal, and the third control signal is for controlling the first electronic device to execute a third action.
A device controls other electronic devices. It includes a module that receives trigger signals. A detecting module checks whether a first electronic device completes a specific action when instructed, and then generates a feedback signal accordingly. Based on a trigger, a control module generates control signals. One control signal tells the first device to perform an action. If the feedback indicates the first device completed the action, a second control signal tells a second device to perform a different action. The device determines if the first electronic device completed the action *after* the control module tells it to do so. Also, it has an alarm module that signals when the first device doesn't complete its action, generating an alarm. Furthermore, when another trigger signal is received, the controlling module sends a third control signal to the first device, asking it to execute a different action.
6. The device for controlling electronic devices of claim 5 , wherein the detecting module is for detecting whether the second electronic device executes the second action, and generating a second feedback signal.
In addition to the device that controls other electronic devices using triggers, control signals, and feedback, and has an alarm module, the detecting module also checks if the *second* electronic device performed its assigned action as a result of the second control signal. This module generates a second feedback signal to indicate the completion status of the second device's action.
7. The device for controlling electronic devices of claim 5 , wherein when the first action has a conflict with the third action, the alarming module is for generating a second alarm signal, and the second alarm signal is for alarming the existence of the first action.
Furthermore, within the controlling device, if the first action and the third action conflict when the controlling module sends a third control signal to the first device, the alarming module generates an alarm signal that specifically indicates that the first action is in conflict with the later third action requested. This alarm serves as a warning to prevent conflicting operations from being executed simultaneously on the first electronic device.
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